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    Troubled teenager In this novel Holden not only demonstrates dishonesty by repeatedly lying in various occasions but also shows to be confused as of what he really is. It is also proven that he is a hypocritical person that is just looking to keep his image well even if he has to lie. It is also shown that this character seeks pity from other people in order to make himself feel better. First off Holden Caulfield is not very shy about lying and even admits it when he lies. He uses false testimony

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    J. D. Salinger’s critically acclaimed novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye follows the journey of Holden Caulfield‚ a young boy who returns home to New York after being ousted from yet another preparatory school. Throughout the novel‚ Holden shares his animosity towards what he sees as a phony society‚ filled with phony people and phony things. Within the novel‚ Salinger has created numerous symbols‚ such as the natural history museum or the red hunting hat‚ as well as creating a vocabulary which fits in

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    young adult. Unlike Holden‚ Creon is in love with power. He puts his love for his country above the love for his family He’d rather kill Antigone to uphold his law and win the respect (or fear) of people of Thebes than pardon his niece and one of his last living relatives. When he sends Antigone to her death he has an argument with his son Haemon. Creon is now killing the love of his son’s life for his own love of power. He tries to take back what he has done but it is to late‚ Antigone‚ Heamon‚ and

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    The Last of Us The Last of Us is a video game for the Playstation 3 and 4‚ created by the game company Naughty Dog. It follows the storyline of two characters in a post apocalyptic world. “What is the disaster?” you ask. A zombie outbreak‚ once again. However‚ this one has a new spin on things to keep it fresh: it is based on a real infection called cordyceps created by plants‚ using fungus spores. The spores infect ants and other bugs that may be threatening the plant ecosystem. The Last of Us

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    Psychoanalysis of Holden Caulifield Through life we all experience events both physically and emotionally destructive causing us to feel down‚ but most of us bounce back. These feelings are a part of life. Holden Caulifield comes off as a controlled‚ passive‚ typical teenager. As the story progress we learn he is far from it. Holden’s actions‚ thought process‚ his outlook on life and the way he grieves all suggest that he is suffering post traumatic stressed syndrome better known as PTSD. PTSD

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    The Last Lecture

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    The Last Lecture In everyone’s life‚ there are people. Some of these people walk in our lives for a second‚ only to run right out. While others walk in and leave a mark on our hearts. Sometimes this mark only lasts for a little while and then slowly fades away‚ but other times‚ this mark lasts for a lifetime. There is one man in my life who has made a distinct mark on my heart -- a mark that was created the first time he picked me up and held me in his arms. This mark has lasted ever since then

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    Last memories

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    Freshman year was the year of starting a new chapter in my education with feeling of being much older and responsible for my actions‚ which would lead to consequences that can affect your future. As many of the students that started their high school without knowing what or who they wanted to be in the future‚ with that being said I haven’t really challenge myself to take higher level classes. That would give me a bigger opportunity to choose my school latter on. As a senior I feel much more responsibility

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    The Last Shot

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    Stefonn Pinkston SOC 215 Sports in Society Instructor-Mark Zane The Last Shot By Darcy Frey Paper # 1 October 2‚ 2012 Growing up in Coney Island seemed to be no easy task. For many‚ basketball may have been the only way out. For Russell‚ Tchaka‚ Stephon‚ and Cory it was the way out. It was a way for them to escape the rough environment and the poverty stricken streets that they were forced to reside in during their youth. Though each individual had their own destinies

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    He always ran away from his problems but then he changed and learned how to take resposibily for his actions and care about his future by making correct actions. Holden was expelled from Pencey Prep for failing all of his classes exept English. His last day being at Pencey was supposed to be Wednesday‚ however‚ Holden couldn’t bring himself to stay at the school because he believed that everyone around him is a phony. Just before he left Pencey Prep‚ Holden got in a huge fight with his roomate‚ Strandlater

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    Safe and Sound Take a minute to think about one thing from your childhood you still have an endless love for. How does it make you feel? Happy? Joyful? Safe? For Holden Caulfield‚ the exhibits in the Natural History museum are what make him feel safe. The museum scene in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ shows how someone changes throughout life‚ but memories remain the same and stick with us forever. There are some things in life that change‚ like our hair or clothes‚ and other things

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